Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 24, 2026 – May 27, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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L
- LINQ Connect
- The online portal and mobile app used by parents and students for meal payments, menus, and nutritional information.
M
- MPAC
- Multilingual Parent Advisory Committee, a group for families of students in the district's multilingual programs.
P
- PTO
- Parent Teacher Organization, the primary volunteer organization supporting school activities and fundraising.
Q
- Quest
- The district's food service provider, Quest Food Management Services, often used to refer to school lunch in general.
S
- Sam
- The official name of the Hawthorn Eagle mascot, named after local utility magnate Samuel Insull.
- SEDOL
- Special Education District of Lake County, which provides cooperative special education services to the district.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Aspen
- Shorthand for Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School.
- Bus Pass
- The physical or digital authorization required for students to board their assigned school transportation.
- D73 Digest
- The official district-wide newsletter sent to families containing news and upcoming event information.
- hawthorn_elementary_cafeteria
- Hawthorn Elementary Cafeteria
- HEN
- Commonly used shorthand for Hawthorn Elementary North.
- HES
- Commonly used shorthand for Hawthorn Elementary South.
- HSYL
- Hawthorn School for Young Learners, the district's dedicated building for kindergarten students.
- Late Start
- Scheduled mornings where the school day begins later than the standard time to allow for staff professional development.
- North Campus
- The northern cluster of school buildings including Hawthorn Elementary North and Townline Elementary.
- Oakson Campus
- The southern group of school buildings located on the T.G. Oakson site, including Hawthorn Elementary South and Aspen Elementary.
- PowerSchool
- The digital student information system used to track attendance, grades, and schedules.
- Townline
- Shorthand for Hawthorn Townline Elementary School.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 24, 2026 – May 27, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 approved campus terms and 12 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.